Panic Beats (1983)

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Director: Paul Naschy (as Jacinto Molina)
Genre: Horror
Tagline: “The spiral of crime and passion born four centuries earlier resurfaces.”
Rarity:
Uncommon
(275 Letterboxd written reviews)

Inventory

  • A knight chasing a nude lady in the first minute!
  • Knight POV!
  • Multiple exposition drops!
  • Eye-patches!
  • Heads on walls!
  • Keyhole voyeurism!
  • Tarot cards!
  • Leopard onesies!
  • Double and triple-crossing betrayals!

Quick Synopsis

A wealthy architect brings his sick wife to his family’s ancestral estate to recover, but disturbing visions and a dark family legend soon threaten their secluded stay.

Quick Review

Writer and Director Paul Naschy found a way to conveniently star in his own movie and participate in nude scenes with most of the actresses.  The movie starts rather strong with a fully-armored knight on a horse chasing down somebody – ‘Oh, this is somewhat exciting,’ you think.  But then, the slog kicks in.  Even with a bunch of murders and betrayals, Panic Beats is still rather boring.  Nothing worth saving.

Verdict

Delete - No Retention Value

Bonuses

Nudity Bonus
Nudity Bonus

Availability Today

Panic Beats is currently available on Blu-ray from Mondo Macabro.

It does not currently appear to be streaming anywhere, though, Amazon did have it at one time.

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